Develop Your Feedback Skills
Join us for an immersive workshop spanning two interconnected three-hour sessions, uniquely designed to elevate how you give feedback. Our approach is based in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), emphasizing empathy, compassion, and awareness in communication. This workshop transcends the typical boundaries of workplace communication, extending valuable insights and skills into every facet of interpersonal relationships. Whether you are new to NVC or have extensive experience, participants at all levels have found profound value in this approach.

Part 1 Friday, September 27th & Friday,

Part 2 October 11th 2024 | 10a-1p PST

Workshop Overview:

Part I:
Self-Connection Tools: Learn essential self-connection tools that lay the foundation for giving feedback. These tools are crucial for ensuring that your feedback comes from a place of authenticity and alignment with your values.

Foundation and Best Practices: We start by introducing structured approaches and best practices for offering feedback. You’ll learn not just the 'how' but also the 'why' behind effective feedback. This exploration will enable you to offer feedback in your own words and voice, ensuring authenticity.

Part II:
Expanding Tools and Techniques: Building on Part I, this session introduces more tools and refines the skills previously discussed. We'll explore the influences of power and privilege on communication dynamics and offer strategies to become more aware and resourceful in these contexts. We delve deeper into the nuances of offering feedback.

Unique Approach:
Somatic Exercises and Role-Plays: Experience the power of somatic exercises and role-plays, designed to help you internalize and embody the principles of Nonviolent Communication in an immersive, experiential learning environment. These interactive practices, coupled with small group exercises, offer you the opportunity to authentically apply these techniques to real-life scenarios, ensuring the skills you learn are not only practical but also immediately applicable to situations that matter most to you.

Nonverbal Communication and Dynamics: Discover how to enhance your nonverbal communication and understand the energetic aspects of your interactions. We'll also explore the influences of power and privilege on communication dynamics and offer strategies to become more aware and resourceful in these contexts.

Beyond the Workplace: While the skills are applicable in a work environment, this workshop is tailored to be beneficial in various aspects of life, from personal relationships to community interactions.

Impact of the Workshop:
Participants have reported experiencing a qualitative shift in their approach to offering feedback during the workshop, noting a trend towards more open and connected interactions. This shift allows for feedback that is not only effective but also deeply resonant with both the giver and receiver.  An anonymous, seasoned Nonviolent Communication trainer described this workshop as "one of the most insightful on feedback I have ever attended."

Phoenix’s style of teaching is focused on the consciousness and underlying principles of the NVC process so that each practitioner can express NVC authentically in their voice.

Embark on a journey to master a feedback approach that brings out your best qualities and encourages the same in others all within the empowering framework of Nonviolent Communication.